The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-02-23

Oh his entering, and an awkward silence {,
lowed, which Hale did not attempt to bre,
as he quietly took his seat again by the fir
He was presently confronted by Stanne
who, with an affectation Of easy familiarit
crossed over to the hearth.
"The old kernels d-d peppery and b,u
toned when he's got a little more than B
reglar three fingers o corn juice, ehan
II must beg you to understand distinct,
Mr. Stanner," said Hale, with return /
his habituai precision Of statement, "that
regard any sighting allusion to the gentI
man who has just left not only as in excees
ingly bad taste coming from you, but YER
offensive to myself. II you mean to impl
that he was under the influence O. liquor.
is my duty to undeceive you; he was so De,
fectly in possession of his faculties as to a,
press not only his own but my opinion @
your conduct You must also admit that b
was discriminating enough to show his oh
lection to your company by leavingit. Ire
gret that circumstances do not make IL con
venient for me to exercise that privilege
but If l am obliged to put up with you,
presence in this room, strongly insist tha
it is not made unendurable with the addition
of your conversation
The effect Of this deliberate and pasdon
less declaration was more discomposino Ai
the party than Clinch's fury. Utterly mar.
customed to the ideas and language suddenly
confronting them, they were unable to dst.r.
mine whether it was the real expression Of
the speaker, or whether II was a vague bad.
mage IT affectation to which any reply would
involve them in ridicule In a country tar.
rorized by practical Joking thew did NOT
doubt but that this was a new form of hoar.
ing calculated to provoke some respopse that
would constitute them as victims. The I'm
mediate effect upon them was that complete
silence in regard to himself that Hale de-
sired. They drew together again and con-
versed In whispers, while Hale, with his eyes
fixed on the fire, gave himself up to some
what late and useless reflection.
he could scarcely realize his position. For
however he MIGHT loolr at n ,y;th,, -.
OF twelve hours he had not only changed
some Of his most cherished opinions- INIT ha
had acted in accordance with that chang, In
way that made 1t seem almost impossih,e
for him ever to recant In the interests Of
law and order he had engaged In an unlav,
full and disorderIy pursuit Of criminals and
had actually come in conflict. not with the
criminals, but with the only marty annar.
emily authorized to pursue them. More than
that, be was finding himself committed d, a
certain sympathy with the crimin.ls
Twenty -four hours ago. IL any one had told
him that he would have condoned an i,,.,.I
act for ;ts abstr.ot i,,,.;.
NIT an ILLEGAL aot tor ~, ass'sOeu 70 co,n-
would h.ne 81. ~ .ne same purpose no
knew he would not NOV, Co., !. - u
nlexed him ..,,, ~. ~" '1, o. ~ an insult per-
stances tba foo, th,t ~ ~ eso o,ieuln-
t;s ,.,,;,,, - ~ "A' s'Psia'ea ifom
Iife and tr,d;.ioa ' Aii nis paso
nj, Ji.,,rh ~ ~ a '"an'e accioen'' oid
tha A.. ~. ,,.e, inue ne was ior
M, ,,.;.;a;., u''o''ui VI sne'r proo-
hn ~ n,sa"a y, =" ,s nieons'S'ency' ana was
"a IL n'S ~ suoJecs nimsei
Lifting b,s svos ho ,,. ...
hat the door leading 10 ,ha t,,ns.a ..
,lowly opepinp, He had tho,ght ha -, -
,reak once or twice dprino M. do,;,.,.,o =.
ply to Stanper. IL wax av;don,I,, -.
NOW 20 .s 70 -. ~ oueay ~ moving
,,strrh,,,. a.. 49, ,, "isnous
uf,,cien,iv ia ~ .y oieneo
Who with . aast,,,a -, - - y. ~
hao,,o,,.s IL !. D"a.u N
,ose careless,v No 70 ,.;.. ' o.
M M h., .,,,or., .,s ~ oe.' anu' pus'"a
NO t,oura Of ~ .a,,,,- -, -,,s1s s 's1esS .
,,w,ra ~. ~. Sc S,.s 81. es nsn.S
urls as II 70 a nay ioft, but stopped before !
ow door. Pushing it open, she preceded him
nto small room, apparently under the roof.
which scarcely allowed her to stand UPRIGHT
'y the light of a stable lantern hanging from
beam he saw that, though poorly furnished.
bore some evidence of feminine taste and
abitation. Motioning to the only chair she
Gated herself on the edge of the bed, with her
ands clnsping her knees in her familiar atti-
ude Her face bore traces Of recent apita-
lon, and her eyes were shining with tears
" the closer Light Of the lantern he was sur
rised to find it was from laughter. |
"Ireckoned you'd be right lonely down ,b.rs
18th that Stanner crowd. narticker,v oftor
lat little sneecb n, vo,r,,, -, |